Demographic and social variables associated with problem gambling among men and women in Canada

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 178, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 395-400

  Afifi, Tracie O ^a   Cox, Brian J ^a   Martens, Patricia J ^a,b   Sareen, Jitender ^a   Enns, Murray W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coping skills; Gender; Life stress; Pathological gambling; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CANADA; ECONOMICS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953812604     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2009.10.003     Document Type: Article

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